Almost everyone remembers the big winning bets they made and cashed in their lives. But how many people remember the worst bet or the craziest bet? I used to go to the racetrack regularly and then every once in a while for a change of pace I would go to the dog races with my sister. In those days, I couldn’t tell a greyhound from a beagle and I paid for it at the windows.

But one day at the dog races, after a week at the horse races, it was still a change of pace, sort of a bus man’s vacation, if you know what I mean. He may not have been much of a greyhound handicap expert, in contrast to my sister who was actually good at dog handicap, but I could spot an opportunity when I saw one on the board.

One thing that stood out was when the odds in a lower grade breed would favor one dog much more than the others. In those races, after never making a trip to the pay window all day, he would bet on every dog ​​in the race. I would call it breaking the curse or priming the bomb. My sister called it crazy, but I cashed in some good tickets doing that.

Do I recommend betting on every runner in a race as a way to make money? Of course not. But I do remember those bets and the amusement I had watching his face when a long shot made it across the finish line ahead of the over betting favourite. He came to call him Crazy Capping and call me Crazy Capper. I guess monika fits in, on the dog track. At the racetrack, however, I am all business, and have even been in business as an owner.

I also remember my bets at the racetrack, especially the losing bets. I don’t blame myself when I make a bad bet or lose, but I do pay attention. As gamblers, we have a tendency to want to forget about losing and focus on winning. That can be deadly for a bankroll and very frustrating. This is what I recommend. Start writing down all the losing bets you make and why you made them.

Keep a sheet of paper for each day at the races, whether you bet in front of your computer, at an otb, or at the racetrack. Keep a sheet with each losing bet, but only with the losing ones. After a few weeks you will notice some patterns in your bets and you may even say to yourself, “I must be crazy to keep placing the same bet over and over again and losing.” You can call yourself crazy, but you will also see his mistakes and you can change them if you want to start winning. This is just one more system to perfect your handicap.